Fortunately, I grew up in a middle class family where education is highly valued as well as expected. I am also an immigrant from Syria, where despite the fact that the country is led by a dictator, higher education for women is also valued and expected.

My father immigrated to the United States when I was five years old. He always reinforced to us that he brought his family here in order to escape Syrian dictatorship and to provide us with freedoms and opportunities that we would not otherwise have, had we stayed in Syria. He also reinforced to us that we have the advantage of cultivating the best of both cultures in order to be the best that we can be.

While growing up in Houston Texas, I had the privilege of touring many areas of the world, including less fortunate countries, where individuals, especially women, did not have the freedom and/or the opportunities to pursue higher education in order to maximize their personal and family financial freedom, happiness and success. I saw the correlation between education and achieving success. Women that were educated were not only more successful, they were also more autonomous.

Right after high school, at the age of 17, I chose to get married to a Syrian husband and I resided in Syria for the first seven years of our marriage.

While residing in Syria, I witnessed my Syrian female cousins attend college to become pharmacists, engineers, doctors, and dentists. While I was very motivated to go to college, my reading and writing skills in Arabic were not college level and there were no options for me to attend English university. I focused instead on using my English skills to help others that were learning English as a second language.

Seven years later, my husband and I moved our family to the United States, as my father had done when I was young, to escape Syrian dictatorship and to provide our family with better opportunities.

The first thing that I did when I returned to the United States was to enroll in college. I was a 25 year old mother of four children who ranged from the age of newborn through six years old.

Life became very challenging. I was raising four children while simultaneously going to school and working as a kindergarten teacher.

Furthermore, my life became much more complicated and much more challenging when I became a single mom. Nevertheless, I took care of my four children, worked, attended Texas Woman’s university, graduated magna cum laude and became a pediatric ICU nurse at Texas Children’s hospital despite the many challenges.

What were the keys to my success, in spite of the challenges? First of all, I was passionate and committed to being self-reliant. In addition, I defined specific goals and remained dedicated to accomplishing them.

I always kept my father’s mantra that with dedication, determination, and education, the opportunities in the United States are endless if one chooses to pursue them.

I prioritized and focused. I identified my top goals, and I developed strategies to achieve them.

I prioritized my family’s health (including physical fitness and nutrition) and our education. Everything else became secondary. I also became resourceful, and consolidated wherever I could without compromise.

My priorities:

Nutrition: I knew I didn’t want my children’s diet to suffer, so I cooked nutritional meals daily. Rather than telling children they cannot have certain snacks, I simply didn’t even purchase them. I also realized that when children get their three meals per day, they are less likely to get hungry and snack in-between. I often included my children in cooking together. And, it is true, a family who eats together, stays together.

Children’s Education:

Academic education: While living in Syria, I realized that primary school education there was very strong. Children were expected to learn more complex math, reading and science at much younger ages. They do not pass children from grade to grade unless they master all the skills and objectives for the year. End of year comprehensive exams were started in kindergarten. This realization motivated me to work more with my children beginning in preschool and persisting through kindergarten in order to develop their reading, writing and math skills with my goal being that they qualify to be in the gifted and talented programs in elementary school. I was just as diligent with the kindergarten students that I taught. I am a believer that most children are smart enough to do above-grade level work if they are challenged to do so by their parents and their teachers, and when, as a result, they are surrounded by children that are also being challenged in the same classroom. Children’s brains are like sponges and clay, they absorb quickly and can be molded easily. When your child sits in a classroom with other children that are ambitious and challenged, he or she will strive to do as well as the others in the class who also are motivated to learn. On the other hand, if your child is in an on-level class and is surrounded with children who are not motivated to learn, your child may not be reaching their full potential. Furthermore, when young children are not being challenged and taught the right skills, they are not mature enough to notify their parents. They may have the potential to do higher level work, but will not reach their potential unless their educators and their parents create an environment of opportunities to exceed expectations. Furthermore, it is essential to get them into the habit of completing their assignments and making good grades.

Furthermore, while my children were in school, so was I. I became their role model – If mom can do it, so can I. We did homework together, worked on projects together, and we studied together at the kitchen table.

My recommendation: take an active role in your children’s primary education. After all, they spend half of their childhood in school.

Educational toys and games: Invest in educational toys and games for your children. I discovered that building blocks were great. Not only are they an excellent investment for those who are on a tight budget, since one box of building blocks can turn into endless numbers of toys, but building blocks encourage children to be creative, resourceful and innovative. They truly do exercise children’s right and left brains. The only disadvantage is cleaning up so many pieces. Perhaps you can designate an area in your home just for building blocks, and of course it’s an opportunity to teach them responsibility of cleaning up after themselves.

Physical fitness and recreational educational activities: With four children and very little spare time, I needed a family activity that everyone can partake in at once. I didn’t have time to shuttle children around from soccer to dance to gymnastics… So, I chose to enroll all of my children in the local neighborhood swim team at a very young age. If you are working, going to school and raising children on your own, or on a tight income, swimming is great. Simultaneously, all four were able to attend swim practice and to compete in the swim meets – even the baby – which enabled me to not have to drive four children to different locations every day. I also purchased season passes to our local theme park and Water Park. Again, this was a family activity that my children and I were all able to participate in and to enjoy while spending time together. My children and I rode the rollercoasters and went down the water slides together all summer long.

In addition, my brother owned a boat, and my parents had a swimming pool, and we lived close to Lake Conroe. We spent many weekends together during the summer swimming, waterskiing, grilling hotdogs and marshmallows. In addition to being a fun and family oriented activity, swimming is a survival skill that I believe every parent should teach their children to master. I can’t emphasize enough the benefits of swimming and the economies of scale that a family can gain from this one recreational activity.

My Education:

I chose nursing as a professional major because nursing was aligned with one of my two greatest passions – health and beauty – which I believe go hand-in-hand. I believe that when you look good, you feel good, and vice versa! I also have a nurturing and caregiving personality, and I have always been fascinated with humanity, and how anatomy and physiology, as well as psychology and society affect our health, our self-esteem, and our happiness. I researched and discovered that nursing was very holistic in the sense that, in addition to incorporating medical interventions to treat disorders and diseases, nurses treat the entire person holistically – taking into consideration not only how a person’s physical characteristics can lead to health or illness, and how pharmacological interventions can treat those illnesses, nurses also take into consideration how the psychological, social and lifestyle challenges can affect a person’s health, and how those same factors can be used to develop treatment and preventative protocols. Nurses use the Nursing Process, and we take a holistic approach to assessing, diagnosing and treating individuals holistically through the assessment of physical, pharmacological, psychological, social and lifestyle factors. Then we develop a plan of care that includes interventions that treat those same factors: physical, pharmacological, psychological, social and lifestyle imbalances that result in illness. We seek to understand and to incorporate preventative and treatment protocols that incorporate how a person deals with and overcomes lifestyle as well as psycho-social, and environmental related problems and challenges, and how those non-physical attributes, factors, and variables can affect their entire well-being including their ability to stay healthy or to recover from illness, and how their medical condition will affect or be affected by their work, their family and their lifestyle.

We strive to prevent and to treat as we assess and consider all aspects of a person’s life – the interconnectedness of body, mind, emotion, spirit, social/cultural, relationship, and environment. And we consider how all of these – holistically – affect our health and happiness and the ability to prevent, to treat, and to ultimately overcome disorders and diseases, or to at least be able to cope effectively.

Moreover, the nursing profession was also conducive to being a mother of four. I knew I would be able to work full-time, part-time, evenings or weekends. And it is always in demand because no computers or machines can replace the care a nurse gives to his/her patient.

Transition to Xtreme Lashes:

When my children were older, I became fortunate enough to follow my second passion: beauty. I again prioritized and focused on my goals to develop a company and industry.

Once again, the investment I made into my education and into my children’s education paid off!!

With my family by my side: my son Maher Daoudi, my daughter Noor Daoudi, my Son Muhammad Daoudi, my brother Ahmad Mousselli, and my husband Martin Dale, we founded Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli®. Without a blue-print, we created a brand new industry for thousands of women and men to be empowered with rewarding and profitable careers that enable them to empower the lives of thousands more consumers with innovative and high performing beauty products and services that enhance their beauty, self-confidence and happiness – holistically!

Our family business has grown into an extended family of many dedicated and loyal employees, trainers and international franchisees who, as a team, work together to deliver quality products, education, and legendary customer service support while providing opportunities for so many.

Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli Scholarship:

Today, I am fortunate and humbled by the opportunity to be able to offer Xtreme Lashes scholarships to individuals who have the heart, passion and drive to dedicate themselves to becoming a certified Xtreme Lashes Lash Stylists. This scholarship is a $2,395 value, and includes our Business Builder Package, which consists of the Level 1 Training Program, the Certification/Directory Training Program and the Business Development Kit.

Becoming an Xtreme Lashes Lash Stylist, gives women and men the flexibility to work for established salons and spas full-time or part-time. Or, they can run their own Lash Styling businesses. This career is especially great for those with families, children, and older parents to support while they nurture, care and provide beauty products and services to empower and enrich their own lives as well as the lives of their families and their clientele.

Those who are self-driven, motivated and want to succeed– but have obstacles in their way, can now get a jumpstart with a rewarding, profitable and successful career with Xtreme Lashes.

Jo’s Insights was developed to give you an inside look into the life of Jo Mousselli, Co-Founder and CEO of Xtreme Lashes. Jo’s vision is to empower and enrich lives of women all over the world with rewarding careers, products and services. Take a moment to join her journey and hear about her first hand experiences, challenges, and thought processes behind everything she does at work and home. We hope you’re inspired…

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Congrats to Tanya Grace – our 2014 Scholarship Winner! We wanted to share Tanya’s story with you. Welcome to the Xtreme Lashes family Tanya!

Essay:

First, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to even apply for a scholarship with Xtreme Lashes. I feel very privileged. It is so generous of the company to do this. My name is Tanya Grace. I am a licensed cosmetologist in California and now this month in Colorado. I live in Colorado. I am applying for a scholarship with Xtreme Lashes because I want to pursue a career as a lash stylist. I had lashes put on several months ago by a friend of mine, and fell in love with them. They made me feel beautiful and people gave me compliments everywhere I went. They shaved so much time off of my morning routine. I started practicing on a doll head and I researched a lot of companies, but I instantly knew this was for me. I want to help women feel beautiful and good about themselves, and this is the vehicle to do it. I love make –up and lashes are an extension of that. I love working with women and ministering to women of all ages through my work. By doing their make-up their and eyelashes, I feel like I am able to reach them and touch their lives in a deeper more powerful way then just their outside beauty.

I feel I am eligible for the program because it is an extension of what I can already do. I know I have the heart and ambition. I am a single mom in Colorado by myself with no support system. When I came to Colorado I did not continue doing hair for so many reasons, but mainly I needed a steady immediate income. I had a son to raise completely alone, and needed the health benefits for us as well so I ended up in ‘jobs” not a career. In doing so I gave up the possibility of having my own career.

I was recently laid off of work for the second time in two years. It is devastating. Someone else in in charge of your life. They don’t care if you have a roof over your head or if your son is clothed and eating, etc. No severance, waiting for a decision on unemployment etc. I currently am looking for work, but have found that the jobs out there are paying a lot less and they are hiring younger people to do the same thing. Side note, I have continued to make-up on the side all of these years, and most recently in June I started doing spray tans. Neither produce a full time or even a 5 hour-part time income at this time.

During this grueling process of looking for work, I read an amazing book given to me by one of pastors, that led me back to my passions. Helping women, and making them feel beautiful. I began to ask myself “why not me?” My desire is to start my own lash business, as a CAREER, not a hobby or a side income! I want to never have to go through this unemployment again and be afraid. I want to be in charge of my destiny and put my son through college myself. I worked with my local workforce center trying to see if I could qualify for financial assistance to obtain more skills by going to the Xtreme Lash School. It is a very long process and takes months for them to even interview you. I looked at Xtreme lash school and realized they did not accept FAFSA, and then I found the scholarship info on the website and again asked myself “Why not me?” I am passionate about this business and I am ready to take classes now, and hope that I can qualify for financial assistance. I applied for my reciprocity for my Colorado cosmetology license and after two very long months I have received it. You have to be licensed in the State of Colorado in order to provide lash extensions. Now all I need is the education and training from Xtreme Lashes to make this my reality.

This scholarship would enable me to have my own career, have training from the best, and provide a solid and steady income so that I can raise my son. I can help women everywhere feel beautiful. I want to give back to the community and do some work with cancer patients that may not be able to afford these type of services. I want to minister to them and bless them and give them hope.

As an Xtreme Lash stylist, I can have my own business for myself and not be by yourself. The company cares about me. The ongoing training and business support are valuable tools I could use. I would learn how to run my business and even get referrals. These are just a few of the things my career would provide for me personally…..It would allow me the flexibility and freedom to take my son to and from school, and be there for school events that I was never a part of before. It will allow me to pay for the $600 sport that I have never been able to put him in. I never qualified for assistance in most things as I made over $35,000t wasn’t enough for these things. This career will allow me to triple my income. I can work hard and get paid what I am worth, and become a homeowner after 45 years of not owning a home, and not worry about rent going up $500 a month because the housing market crashed. I can travel to see my family in Europe and introduce my son to them. Some of them have never met him and since he is 13 that is a long time. I can pay for college for my son. I can make monetary donations to charities and Church instead of only my time. I can offer someone else what I have been given, and pay it forward. This is a life changing career and I am so excited about my dreams coming true!

Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli® is proud to announce the launch of the 2014 Holiday Limited Edition GlideLiner™ Ready-to-Wear Collection Gift Set! Design an iconic look with four runway-inspired shades presented in two dual-ended GlideLiner™ Long Lasting Eye Pencils.

According to Jo Mousselli, “Each limited edition shade suites all eye colors and can be used alone or paired with another to enliven your eyes effortlessly; and, of course our GlideLiner™ Long Lasting Eye Pencils are compatible with Xtreme Lashes® Eyelash Extensions!”

Styled with the exclusive Jo Mousselli™ Signature Wristlet, this modern ready-to-wear collection invites you to make a statement, day or night.

What’s inside:

Sapphire – Deep navy luster

Cognac – Rich coppery brown

Rose Gold – Golden pale pink

Truffle – Deep brown black

Glideliner™ Sharpener

Jo Mousselli™ Signature Wristlet

Go Bold this Holiday Season with GlideLiner™ Long Lasting Eye Pencils and Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli®

About Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli®

Founded by Jo Mousselli, a Registered Nurse, in 2005, Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli®, is the world’s most trusted name in eyelash extensions, lash compatible skin care and cosmetics. Jo’s vision is to empower and enrich lives with rewarding careers, products and services. Her understanding of the modern-day woman’s need for effortless beauty inspired the innovation of high-performance, low-maintenance, and long-lasting beauty products and services. Jo set and defined the industry standards in safety, hygiene, creative design, and educational curriculum. Xtreme Lashes is present in over 50 countries and is represented in high-end locations such as Macy’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Spa Nordstrom, Mario Tricoci Salons and Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas. Visit www.xtremelashes.com

Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli® is proud to announce the arrival of Flexfusion® Adhesive with Rapid Cure TechnologyTM IN BLACK. The first and only black hypoallergenic medical-grade eyelash extension adhesive in the world!

Earlier this year, Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli® launched a revolutionary new formula that included two cutting-edge advances to their original FlexFusion® Adhesive: enhanced curing (drying) speed with Rapid Cure TechnologyTM and thinner, easier-to-use viscosity for an expert seamless attachment.

With this recent launch, Xtreme Lashes breathes newness into an already well known, one-of-a-kind eyelash extension adhesive by taking it to the next level and introducing it in black. With this adhesive, Xtreme Lashes trained stylists have all the benefits of using the safest, most innovative adhesive for traditional and advanced applications with the added benefit of modern, bold black color.

“This updated medical-grade hypoallergenic formula offers a synergy of benefits without compromising performance” says Jo Mousselli, RN, CEO, Co-Founder, and Developer of FlexFusion® eyelash extension adhesive. “I recommend it for use by all lash stylists – from beginners to the most advanced and on all consumers, especially those with sensitive eyes or contact lens wearers.”

Features and Benefits

Remarkable cure speed with easy-to-use viscosity

Hypoallergenic with exceptionally low fume

Available in 2 colors: Black (the first and only medical-grade black eyelash extension adhesive) and Purple (standard color).

Long-lasting, seamless and flexible bond

Manufactured to ISO 13485:2003 Quality Management Standards

Made in the USA at an FDA-registered facility

About Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli®

Founded by Jo Mousselli, a Registered Nurse, in 2005, Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli®, is the world’s most trusted name in eyelash extensions, lash compatible skin care and cosmetics. Jo’s vision is to empower and enrich lives with rewarding careers, products and services. Her understanding of the modern-day woman’s need for effortless beauty inspired the innovation of high-performance, low-maintenance, and long-lasting beauty products and services. Jo set and defined the industry standards in safety, hygiene, creative design, and educational curriculum. Xtreme Lashes is present in over 50 countries and is represented in high-end locations such as Macy’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Spa Nordstrom, Mario Tricoci Salons and Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas. Visit www.xtremelashes.com

Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli® is pleased to announce the launch of BLINK PINK: a National Breast Cancer Awareness campaign for the month of October. The Blink Pink campaign kicked off on Sept. 29th and will run through Oct. 31st

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During the month of October, Xtreme Lashes is encouraging its customers to shop specially marked Blink Pink campaign products. Xtreme Lashes will donate 5% of proceeds from the Blink Pink products to MD Anderson Cancer Center. Additionally, for every unique photo taken with either a Blink Pink campaign product or wearing Pink Xtreme Lashes® Eyelash Extensions or Lash Crystals, Xtreme Lashes will donate $1* to the cause. Tag your photos on Social Media using hashtags #BlinkPink and #XtremeLashes.

Throughout the month of October, Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli® will also be running exclusive promotions on campaign products. Products are available through salons and spas offering Xtreme Lashes® Eyelash Extensions as well as on our website. To learn more, visit http://www.xtremelashes.com/blinkpink

About Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli®
Founded by Jo Mousselli, a Registered Nurse, in 2005, Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli®, is the world’s most trusted name in eyelash extensions, lash compatible skin care and cosmetics. Jo’s vision is to empower and enrich lives with rewarding careers, products and services. Her understanding of the modern-day woman’s need for effortless beauty inspired the innovation of high-performance, low-maintenance, and long-lasting beauty products and services. Jo set and defined the industry standards in safety, hygiene, creative design, and educational curriculum. Xtreme Lashes is present in over 50 countries and is represented in high-end locations such as Macy’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Spa Nordstrom, Mario Tricoci Salons and Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas. Visit http://www.xtremelashes.com

Jo MousselliTM is proud to announce the arrival of Skin Renewing™ Concealer. This product reveals a renewed complexion with anti-aging properties formulated to provide a three-part holistic rejuvenation to the skin. With continued use, the look of lines and wrinkles are diminished as skin appears visibly smoother, plumper, firmer, brighter, and more hydrated. Skin Renewing™ Concealer comes in 2 shades – Neutral and Fair.

This three-part holistic concealer provides the following benefits:

Corrective Prevention: Stimulate age intervention deep in the skin with encapsulated dipeptide Carnosine and antioxidants Silybum Marianum (milk thistle) fruit extract, and Tocopherol (Vitamin E) delivered effectively via a liposomal complex. This trio of age-fighters work together to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles, revitalize skin, increase elasticity, and prevent the stiffening and breakdown of collagen through glycation.

Hydration & Anti-Inflammation: Inhibit inflammation, microbial invasion and dryness with Australian Myrtle Oil and Bisabolol (derived from German Chamomile), both offering hydrating, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial properties to soothe redness, heal blemishes and plump the skin.

Youthful Radiance: Counteract the look of dark shadows, lines and wrinkles, enlarged pores, and uneven skin tone around the entire eye area and throughout the face with long wear, light diffusing pigments.

Additional benefits:

Medium coverage. Long wear and water-resistant

Ideal for entire eye area and face. For all skin types, including sensitive and mature

Specially formulated to be compatible with Xtreme Lashes® Eyelash Extensions

Dermatologist tested

Founded by Jo Mousselli, a registered nurse, Jo MousselliTM is a brand new skincare and color cosmetics line. Jo’s vision is to empower and enrich lives with rewarding careers, products and services. Her understanding of the modern-day woman’s need for effortless beauty inspired the development of high-performance, low-maintenance, and long-lasting beauty products and services. Since 2005, Jo set and defined the industry standards in safety, hygiene, creative design, and educational curriculum with the Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli® brand of semi-permanent eyelash extensions line of products that is present in over 50 countries and is represented in high-end locations such as Macy’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Spa Nordstrom, Mario Tricoci Salons and Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas.

Skin Renewing™ Concealer is the first product in Jo Mousselli’s new line and is available through salons and spas offering Xtreme Lashes® Eyelash Extensions as well as on our website. To learn more, visit www.xtremelashes.com/jomousselli.

Advanced Training: Volumation™
What it is: Volumation is the technique of adding multiple eyelash extensions to one single natural eyelash to create depth, volume, and texture utilizing the Xtreme Lashes Lash Calculator to calculate accurate design opportunities.

The Lash Calculator
At the core of Volumation lies a mathematical formula exclusive to Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli®. This proprietary equation helps determine the ideal number, thickness, and length that can be applied, while preserving the long-term health of the natural eyelash.

The Boldest Volume
Volumation training will be instructed using the all-new Faux Mink Bold Eyelash Extensions. Set to release this Fall, this ultra-lightweight, yet super-impact eyelash extension was created specifically for dramatic definition and designer applications using the new 0.07 thickness.

During the 2-day Volumation training, students will learn the following: • How to calculate and apply the ideal level of volume to accommodate those with thin, short and sparse natural eyelashes as well as those with fuller, thicker and longer natural eyelashes.
• How to create a multi-dimensional, volume lash look using thinner, shorter, and lighter weight eyelash extensions.
• How to isolate, coat, attach, and relash using Volumation.
• How to properly and safely remove volume eyelash extensions.
• How to combine other advanced-level techniques (Perking, Feathering, Bridging, and Layering) and corrective techniques with Volumation.
• How to optimize Faux Mink Bold Eyelash Extensions for Volumation and traditional, 1-to-1 application.
• How to perform and educate clients on essential maintenance: cleansing, grooming, etc.
• How to retail specially formulated Xtreme Lashes cosmetic products.

This 2-day training program includes complimentary training materials, including use of specifically designed tools for Volumation.

Prerequisites
To sign up for this training program, you must achieve the following prior to enrollment:
• Attend and pass a Certification & Directory Training Program after November 2009.
• Students must be Certified for the 30 days prior to the Advanced Training Program date.

Receive our latest masterpiece, the 24K yellow gold plated ProComfort™ Ceramic Angled Tweezer, in your complimentary Volumation Student Kit. To sign up for this training program, you must achieve the following prior to enrollment:
• Attend and pass a Certification & Directory Training Program after November 2009.
• Students must be Certified for the 30 days prior to the Advanced Training Program date.
If you meet the Prerequisites above, call 1.877.244.5274 to sign up now.
Not currently Certified? Call Customer Service and let us help plan your path to Certification and Volumation training. Don’t wait, seats are limited. For more information on Advanced Training, visit: http://www.xtremelashes.com/prdTrainingAdvanced.aspx

Xtreme Lashes® Team Members Nicole Faulstich and Angel Nails attended the Susan G. Komen Pink flamingo Pink Party sponsored in part by Modern Luxury Houston Magazine. This chic poolside cocktail party, reminiscent of a vintage Palm Beach night club, took place at Hotel Zaza in the heart of Houston’s Museum District. Over 400 guests attended, gathering in Palm Beach-chic attire to show support for this noble cause. This event raised more than $20,000 to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Houston Chapter, which provides critical research, community health programs, and advocacy programs for breast cancer treatment and awareness.

As guests of Directory Listed Stylist Lina Lou, we partnered with Lina as sponsors for the event’s swag bags. Even though Jo Mousselli and Xtreme Lashes have proudly and passionately supported breast cancer awareness and a search for the cure for several years during our Annual Blink Pink™ Campaign, we were thrilled to take our passion for “Blinking Pink” beyond the month of October and give some extra support to our hometown Houston Chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Stay tuned for announcements about the Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselli® Blink Pink Campaign in 2014. We will be providing some exciting options for you to partner with us to help promote breast cancer awareness, treatment for breast cancer patients, and research for the cure. Remember, however, that you too can provide your support to Susan G. Komen all year. Visit http://ww5.komen.org/Donate/Donate.html to make a personal donation, or you can encourage your clients to “Blink Pink” all year long and donate proceeds from sets with pink lashes to the organization. Together, we can all make a difference in the lives of women who battle this disease, and together we can make it possible for more women to survive.

Jo Mousselli will award one Business Builder Package (BBP) every quarter now through December 2015. A BBP currently includes a Business Development Kit, the Level One New Student Training Program, and the Level One Certification & Lash Stylist Directory Training Program. A BBP is currently valued at $2,395.00 and is designed to equip the scholarship recipients to start a professional career in the semi-permanent eyelash extensions industry.

“I believe, and have seen firsthand, that when talented, determined individuals are empowered, the opportunities are endless. With the Xtreme Lashes Eyelash Extensions Scholarship program, it is my mission to give back and enhance the lives of extraordinary individuals who lack the financial means, but possess the heart, talents, and ambition to establish a new career and make their dreams a reality.” -Jo Mousselli RN, BSN, Co-Founder, President & CEO.

Eligibility Requirements:

1. Scholarship Program is only open to residents of the United States and the following Canadian Provinces: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon.

2. Scholarship applicants and recipients must be eligible to perform eyelash extensions applications in accordance with their state licensing and regulatory boards and be able to provide credentials to support that they are one of the following:

a. A licensed cosmetologist, esthetician or lash stylist.

b. A student currently enrolled in a cosmetology, esthetics or eyelash extension specialty licensure program, and can provide a transcript showing completion of at least 2/3 of their respective program on or before October 1, 2014.

3. Applicants must submit a minimum 300 word typed essay on the following topic: Why are you pursuing a lash career, why do you think you are eligible for the scholarship program, and how will you use this certification to make a positive change in your life as well as the lives of others?

4. Applicants must obtain three letters of recommendation from three unique individuals such as cosmetology professionals, instructors, clients, and/or community members.

5. Applicants are required to complete the scholarship application and submit all supporting documents in full to be considered.

Deadline to submit application, credentials, and recommendation letters is October 1, 2014.